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Minor League Baseball Reject Wins Big in Lottery

Joel Torres' dreams of becoming a professional baseball player were dashed last month when he was cut from the Cleveland Indians' farm team. But a dream of a different sort came true when he won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket. New York Lottery Yolanda Vega presents Joel Torres with his prize money...

Family's Lucky Day Brings $150,000 Win [VIDEO]

Beth Loomis found a lucky dollar early Tuesday. "This morning I walked the dog and found a dollar and thought, 'I guess this might be our lucky day,' " the Columbus, Ohio, resident told TV station WBNS. By day's end, the Loomis family was $151,000 richer. David Loomis, out of work and nearing the end of his...

'Albany Seven' Claim $319 Million Mega Millions Prize

Seven very lucky New York state workers stepped forward today to claim their share of a $319 million Mega Millions prize, one of the state's largest lottery jackpots ever. The winners, a group of co-workers in upstate New York, appeared at a news conference together in Albany, where they each received a check from last...

Colleague: NY State Workers Won $319M Jackpot

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Within a state workforce already threatened with layoffs, a small group of workers has apparently found the sudden luxury of walking away from their jobs if they choose. No one has stepped forward to claim the weekend's $319 million Mega Millions jackpot, the fifth-largest in the multistate game's history....

Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $312 Million Before Tonight's Drawing

Lotto hopefuls lined up to buy a 1 in 176 million chance of winning the $312 million Mega Millions jackpot. The winning numbers -- 22, 24, 31, 52 and 54 and Mega Ball 4 -- were picked at 11 p.m. EST in Atlanta, and tickets were sold until 15 minutes before the drawing. Tonight's pot of cash is the second-highest Mega...